List of right-wing terrorist attacks
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This is a list of right-wing terrorist attacks. Right-wing terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies, most prominently by neo-Nazism, neo-fascism, ecofascism, white nationalism, white separatism, ethnonationalism, religious nationalism, and anti-government patriot/sovereign citizen beliefs and occasionally by anti-abortionism and tax resistance.[1]
1960s[edit]
| Event | Date | Country | Deaths | Injuries | Perpetrator | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-Le-François train bombing | 06-18-1961 |  France
|
28 | 100+ | OAS | French colonialism |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing | 03-10-1962 | France
|
3 | 47 | OAS | French colonialism |
| 16th Street Baptist Church bombing | 09-15-1963 |  United States.
|
4 | 22 | Ku Klux Klan | White supremacy |
| Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner | 06-21-1964 | United States.
|
3 | 0 | Ku Klux Klan | White supremacy |
| Piazza Fontana bombing | 12-21-1969 |  Italy
|
17 | 88 | Ordine Nuovo | Neo-fascism |
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1980s[edit]
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Event | Date | Country | Deaths | Injuries | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Hanau shootings | 02-19-2020 |  Germany
|
10 (+ 1 gunman) | 5 | Xenophobia |
| 2020 boogaloo killings | 05-29 - 06-06-2020 | United States
|
2 | 4 (+1 gunman) | Support for the Boogaloo movement |
| 2020 Zagreb shooting[14][15] | 10-12-2020 |  Croatia
|
1 (The gunman) | 1 | Support for the alt-right |
| United States Capitol attack[16][17] | 01-06-2021 | USA
|
5 | 138+ | Support for Donald Trump |
| London, Ontario truck attack[18][19][citation needed] | 06-06-2021 |  Canada
|
4 | 1 | Islamophobia |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Victims of the Oklahoma City bombing". 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "'96 Olympics Bomber Pleads Guilty". CBS News. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "Atlanta Olympics bomber pleads guilty". Ai Jazeera. 2005-04-14. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ Adetunji, Jo (2010-10-22). "Swedish police hunt gunman targeting immigrants". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ Smith-Spark, Laura. "Norway killer Anders Breivik ruled sane, given 21-year prison term". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "Sikh temple shooter identified as Wade Michael Page, white supremacist". Christian Science Monitor. 2012-08-06. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "Las Vegas shooters had expressed anti-government views, prepared for 'lengthy gun battle' - The Washington Post". 2017-10-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ Corasaniti, Nick; Pérez-Peña, Richard; Alvarez, Lizette (2015-06-18). "Church Massacre Suspect Held as Charleston Grieves". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ Cobain, Ian; Parveen, Nazia; Taylor, Matthew (2016). "The slow-burning hatred that led Thomas Mair to murder Jo Cox". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ Pilcher, James. "Charlottesville suspect's beliefs were 'along the party lines of the neo-Nazi movement,' ex-teacher says". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ ABC News. "Mail bomber Cesar Sayoc obsessed with Trump, Fox News, chilling new court filings show". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ Christina Maxouris; Nicole Chavez; Eric Levenson; Amir Vera. "El Paso vigils bring together a city in mourning after mass shooting". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ HINA (2020-10-18). "Police Say Attack on Gov't Headquarters Has Elements of Terrorist Act". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "ŠTO JE NAPADAČ S MARKOVOG TRGA OBJAVLJIVAO NA SVOM FEJSU? 'Da sam barem jedan od njih, da skidam Srbe'… pisao i o 'nepravdi u Haagu'". Net.hr (in Croatian). 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Capitol riots: Who broke into the building?". BBC News. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ CNN, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles. "What's next in the investigation of January 6". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ Austen, Ian (2021-06-09). "As a Family Is Mourned, Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Niman, Sarah (2021-06-15). "The London truck attack is a rare terror prosecution of a crime against Muslims". Institute for Research on Public Policy. Retrieved 2021-11-27.